Windy Lake–Forest Road 2760, 5 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near Leland, WA. The route reaches Windy Lake. It climbs 4,623 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,809 – 5,653 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Forest Road 2760 47.85809, -123.00831
Nearest town Leland, WA
Directions
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Windy Lake–Forest Road 2760, 5 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 4,623 ft · 7 hr 27 min
Elevation 2,809–5,653 ft
Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness
Trailhead: Forest Road 2760 · 47.85809, -123.00831
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 41° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
- Start on Forest Road 2760, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Mount Townsend Trail #839, heading W.
- 3.4 miPass Windy Lake.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Silver Lakes Trail #842, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Silver Lake Way Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach Windy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Silver Lakes Trail #842, heading NE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Mount Townsend Trail #839, heading E.
- 3.7 miSharp left onto Forest Road 2760, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 56°F41°
Precip14%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity80%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sat
56°46°
24%
Sun
64°48°
Mon
62°47°
Tue
65°47°
Wed
75°55°
Thu
62°53°
24%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~205 min). Leave by 4:04 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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